Summer 2025 in Italy was marked by vacations closer to home, with Italians favoring national destinations and road trips. Over the first week of September, a survey of roughly 5,000 participants in the Touring community – which counts about 300,000 people – revealed the main vacation trends. About 69% chose to holiday within Italy, up about two poi...

Piero Puricelli was born April 4, 1883, in Milano. He graduated as an engineer at the Zurich Technical Institute. In 1914 during World War I he worked with the Army Corps of Engineers in developing methods to improve the development of tools and road work. He became a charter member of the first Italian Touring Club in 1918 and consequently helped...

A weekend to discover the wonders of Italy by the light of the setting sun: Aperti per Voi sotto le Stelle returns from June 13 to 15. This special initiative by the Touring Club Italiano exceptionally opens the doors of over 100 remarkable sites across the country during evening hours—many of them rarely, if ever, open to the public. It’s a unique...

Historically speaking Tuscany is a land rich in splendid ancient villages, enchanting destinations where you can breathe history, art and beauty at every turn. Diamonds set in picture-postcard landscapes, scattered through the hills of the Val d'Orcia, perched between the Apuan Alps and the Apennines, or overlooking the sea. A richness that is also...

A total of 21 seaside resorts have been awarded the coveted 5 Sails 2023, the highest recognition of Legambiente and the Italian Touring Club, to seaside resorts that have managed to best combine territory and places of excellence, combining eco-sustainable development strategies. "Il Mare più bello 2023", the guide that reviews region by region mo...

In the Mediterranean heart of Liguria, this is the sunny northern Riviera. Filled with charming small towns and beaches. Let’s see one of the most amazing places on the Italian riviera, Portovenere, Italy. The Italian Riviera that stretches between Portovenere and Cinque Terre is a beautiful landscape. It is known worldwide for its cultural and nat...

“Viaggio in Italia – per un’estate italiana” è la nuova campagna promossa dal Ministero per i Beni e le Attività culturali e per il Turismo in collaborazione con l’Enit, il Touring Club Italiano e l’Associazione dei Borghi più belli d’Italia in vista della più ampia attività di promozione istituzionale di questa prossima stagione estiva. Un avvicin...

Un racconto del Belpaese attraverso antiche e rare carte geografiche Un altro fine settimana all’insegna della bellezza italiana. Il ministero per i beni e le attività culturali e per il turismo, in collaborazione con Enit e Touring Club Italiano propone un nuovo flash mob digitale per mantenere gli italiani a contatto con le meraviglie dei propri...